Michael Jackson album discography

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Michael Jackson discography
Michael Jackson on the cover of Thriller.
Michael Jackson on the cover of Thriller.
Releases
↙Studio albums 10
↙Compilation albums 9

This article includes the album discography of Michael Jackson. Listed are all the albums in order of their release. Also included are chart positions, RIAA certifications, U.S. and worldwide sales figures. No official tracking system exists to track worldwide sales.

The following certifications are linked to the RIAA database.[1]

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Chart positions Worldwide sales U.S. sales RIAA certification[1]
U.S. CAN UK GER JPN NL FRA AUS ITA
1972 Got to Be There 14 - 37 - - - - - - 1,500,000 - -
1972 Ben 5 - 17 - - - - 65 - 2,000,000 - -
1973 Music and Me 92 - - - - - - 27 - 400,000 - -
1975 Forever, Michael 101 - - - - - - - - 400,000 - -
1979 Off the Wall 3 8 5 25 26 7 - 1 21 17,000,000 7,500,000 7× Multi-Platinum
1982 Thriller 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 60,000,000 27,000,000 27× Multi-Platinum
1987 Bad 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 29,000,000 8,900,000 8× Multi-Platinum
1991 Dangerous 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 29,000,000 7,300,000 7× Multi-Platinum
1995 HIStory
  • Half studio album, half compilation
  • Released: June 16, 1995
 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 18,000,000 3,600,000 7× Multi-Platinum
2001 Invincible 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 10,000,000 2,500,000 2× Multi-Platinum

[edit] Compilations

Year Title Chart positions Worldwide sales U.S. sales RIAA certification[1]
U.S. CAN UK GER JPN NL FRA AUS ITA
1975 The Best of Michael Jackson
  • 1st compilation
  • Released: 1975
 155 - 11 - - - - - - 500,000 146,000 -
1981 One Day in Your Life 144 - 29 - - - - - - 1,600,000 700,000 -
1984 Farewell My Summer Love 46 - 9 - - - - - - 2,100,000 1,000,000 -
1986 Looking Back to Yesterday
  • 4th compilation
  • Released: 1986
 - - - - - - - - - 50,000 - -
2001 Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I 85 20 15 - 70 - 10 52 - 3,000,000 900,720 Gold
2003 Number Ones 13 26 1 16 6 17 5 6 22 6,000,000 1,450,000 Platinum
2004 Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection 154 - 75 - 47 49 29 - 61 250,000 83,480 -
2005 The Essential Michael Jackson 96 24 2 10 51 19 1 12 22 2,000,000 300,000 -
2006 Visionary: The Video Singles -

[edit] Other albums

Year Title Chart positions Worldwide sales U.S. sales RIAA certification[1]
U.S. CAN UK GER JPN NL FRA AUS ITA
1997 Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix 24 16 1 2 12 1 1 2 3 6,000,000 1,000,000 Platinum
2008 Thriller 25
  • 25th anniversary edition of the biggest selling album of all time-Thriller
  • Released: February 12, 2008
 1 2 3 2 8 2 1 2 6 2,000,000 600,000+ Gold

[edit] Notes

^ 1: http://mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalAlbums.htm

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Michael Jackson, May 24, 2008
  2. ^ Don't Forget the Motor City

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Sales

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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